Historical Collections of Georgia: Containing the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc., Relating to Its History and Antiquities, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. Comp. from Original Records and Official Documents. Illustrated by Nearly One Hundred Engravings ... |
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... laid waste by fire and sword , and great numbers of the English inhabitants miserably massacred ; and our loving subjects who now inhabit there , by reason of the smallness of their numbers , will , in case of a new war , be exposed to ...
... laid waste by fire and sword , and great numbers of the English inhabitants miserably massacred ; and our loving subjects who now inhabit there , by reason of the smallness of their numbers , will , in case of a new war , be exposed to ...
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... laid out , to be called Frederica . Octo . 10 , 1735. - John Wesley appointed Missionary at Savannah . Dec. 10 , 1735. - Plato's works , Greek and Latin , and his Republique , ( French , ) to be bought for the use of the mission in ...
... laid out , to be called Frederica . Octo . 10 , 1735. - John Wesley appointed Missionary at Savannah . Dec. 10 , 1735. - Plato's works , Greek and Latin , and his Republique , ( French , ) to be bought for the use of the mission in ...
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... laid before trustees the copy of a petition from the Assembly of South Carolina to the King , trans- mitted to Mr. Oglethorpe from the committee of said Assembly , relating to the said mine , and setting forth that the Agriculture of ...
... laid before trustees the copy of a petition from the Assembly of South Carolina to the King , trans- mitted to Mr. Oglethorpe from the committee of said Assembly , relating to the said mine , and setting forth that the Agriculture of ...
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... lay hold of Bosomworth and carry him out of the way into close confinement . Upon which Mary became outrageous and ... laid hold of her , and put her under confinement with her husband . This step was necessary before any terms of ...
... lay hold of Bosomworth and carry him out of the way into close confinement . Upon which Mary became outrageous and ... laid hold of her , and put her under confinement with her husband . This step was necessary before any terms of ...
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... laid hold of his arms , and then calling upon the rest to follow his example , dared any man to touch the queen . The whole house was filled in a moment with tumult and uproar . Every Indian having his tomahawk in his hand , the presi ...
... laid hold of his arms , and then calling upon the rest to follow his example , dared any man to touch the queen . The whole house was filled in a moment with tumult and uproar . Every Indian having his tomahawk in his hand , the presi ...
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Page 3 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended...
Page 13 - ... of our especial grace, certain knowledge,- and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do...
Page 394 - The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire...
Page 56 - That the respective colonies are entitled to the common law of England, and more especially to the great and inestimable privilege of being tried by their peers of the vicinage, according to the course of that law.
Page 69 - ... whose business it shall be attentively to observe the conduct of all persons touching this association; and when it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of a majority of any such committee, that any person within the limits of their appointment has violated this association, that such majority do forthwith cause the truth of the case to be published in the Gazette, to the end that all such foes to the rights of British America may be publicly known, and universally contemned as the enemies...
Page 57 - Resolved, 6. That they are entitled to the benefit of such of the English statutes, as existed at the time of their colonization ; and which they have, by experience, respectively found to be applicable to their several local and other circumstances.
Page 560 - ... greatly embarrass the exercise of his office as an itinerant general superintendent, if not in some places entirely prevent it ; therefore, Resolved, That it is the sense of this general conference, that he desist from the exercise of this office, so long as this impediment remains ! The yeas and nays were taken, and the resolution was adopted, in to 69.
Page 38 - Subject, is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electoress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the Heirs of Her Body, being Protestants. And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation, mental evasion or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, acknowledgment, abjuration, renunciation and promise...
Page 56 - That the inhabitants of the English colonies in North America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English Constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following rights : Resolved, NCD 1.
Page 13 - And lastly, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, grant unto the said James Russell, his executors, administrators, and assigns, that these, our letters patent, or the enrolment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual, in the law, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adjudged, in the most favourable and beneficial sense, for the best advantage of the said...